Embedded Software Engineer
📌Centurion, South Africa 🇿🇦
⏱︎ full-time
🧙♂️ mid-level
💰 800000
hybrid
Recruiter:
Network Recruitment
Job Ref:
NES022096/TN
Date posted:
Friday, June 20, 2025
Location:
Centurion, South Africa
Salary:
800 000 Annually
SUMMARY:
We're working with a cutting-edge defence and aerospace technology partner, based in Pretoria, that is looking to grow its embedded development team. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Embedded Software Engineer with a passion for real-time systems, hardware integration, and complex development environments.
POSITION INFO:
You’ll join a team developing mission-critical embedded software for advanced electronic systems used in high-performance defence applications. The work involves front-panel software development on embedded platforms, including ARM-based microcontrollers, in a structured and high-assurance environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain embedded software for electronic defence systems
- Work with AT91SAM ARM processors and real-time Linux-based systems
- Develop in C using the GNU toolchain within Eclipse
- Collaborate closely with Hardware, Systems, and Test Engineers
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Participate in code reviews, system integration, and verification
- BEng/BSc in Electronic/Computer Engineering or equivalent
- 3–7 years of experience in embedded software development
- Proficiency in C and experience with ARM microcontrollers
- Familiarity with Linux OS, real-time systems, and low-level hardware integration
- Experience using development tools such as Eclipse and GNU toolchain
- Strong problem-solving mindset and an eye for detail
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Advantageous: Defence or high-assurance environment experience
- Work on world-class engineering projects in secure, high-tech environments
- Be part of a team that values technical excellence and innovation
- Career stability, structured growth, and exposure to international defence standards
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Pretoria-based role with hybrid flexibility depending on project needs
If you're ready to take the next step in your embedded engineering career within the defence and aerospace industry, we'd love to hear from you.
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For more information, contact:
Tumi Ndlovu
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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